#norman-conquest — Public Fediverse posts
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Bear Baiting was an Established Activity in England by the Twelfth Century.
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Bear baiting became widespread in England soon after the Norman Conquest, study finds
Bear baiting became an established form of public entertainment in England soon after the Norman Conquest in 1066, a new study finds. The practice involved setting dogs on tethered bears and was once linked mainly with early modern England...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/09/bear-baiting-became-widespread-in-england/
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#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #bearbaiting #normanconquest
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The Bayeux tapestry: how this medieval wonder was reinvented for modern times.
From replicas to politicians’ ties, from satire to humour, the Bayeux tapestry inspires creative, artistic and political acts a thousand years later.
#BayeuxTapestry #History #UK #France #WilliamTheConqueror #NormanInvasion #NormanConquest #MiddleAges
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Bayeux Tapestry ‘mania’ sweeps the UK as its first exhibition outside France opens.
The British Museum on Thursday opened its doors for the first public display of the 1000-year-old Bayeux Tapestry outside of France.
The museum has so far sold a record-breaking 100 000 tickets to see the tapestry, which depicts the Norman conquest of England under William the Conqueror.
#BayeuxTapestry #UK #History #France #NormanConquest #WilliamTheConqueror
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Lost letter from Pope links 1066 Norman Conquest to a wider Church conflict
The Norman Conquest of England in 1066 has long centered on a fight for the English crown. New research argues Rome also played a major part in the story...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/08/lost-letter-from-pope-1066-norman-conquest/
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#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #christianity #normanconquest #medieval
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The Bayeux Tapestry in London: ‘A diplomatic operation that almost never happened’.
Nearly 1000 years after chronicling the Norman conquest of England, the Bayeux Tapestry is making history once again.
The fragile 11th-century embroidery has arrived in London on an unprecedented loan to the British Museum, prompting delight and concern in equal measure.
#BayeuxTapestry #France #UK #History #NormanConquest #Tapestry #Embroidery #BritishMuseum
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The Bayeux Tapestry arrives safely in the UK on loan from France.
The medieval Bayeux Tapestry arrived in London early on Friday, after nearly 1000 years.
The tapestry is on loan from France for a year and will be exhibited at the British Museum.
Its journey has been surrounded by secrecy due to security concerns.
#BayeuxTapestry #UK #France #History #NormanConquest #BattleOfHastings #BritishMuseum
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A huge study of ancient British DNA reveals only minor Roman influence.
Genetic analysis of 1039 people buried in Britain between the Bronze Age and the Norman conquest highlights the impact of the Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings on the island’s ancestry.
#UK #Archaeology #Genetics #DNA #RomanEmpire #History #Science #BronzeAge #NormanConquest #AngloSaxons #Vikings
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https://phys.org/news/2026-03-english-history-biggest-myth-king.html
Was I lied to by the Bayeux Tapestry?!This story never made sense to me unless there was a network of Waffle Houses available to teleport the troops to Hastings.
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The #NormanConquest is credited with reshaping England, but was 1066 really all that?
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https://www.historytoday.com/archive/head-head/how-important-was-battle-hastings
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Hereward the Wake led real resistance against Norman rule from England’s fens. المصادر conflict, his fate is unknown, but historians confirm his role at Ely—blurring history and legend.
#HerewardTheWake #NormanConquest #LostRebels #MedievalResistance #Storytelling #DidYouKnow #HistoryFacts #DocumentaryShort #WeirdHistory
Read more: https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/hereward-wake-0017606 -
The Bayeux Tapestry is headed to the UK for the first time in nearly 1,000 years.
The treasured 11th-century artwork will be on loan from France.
The 70-metre tapestry showing the Norman conquest of England in 1066 will go on display at the British Museum from September 2026 to July 2027.
#UK #BayeuxTapestry #France #Artwork #EmmanuelMacron #KeirStarmer #Culture #Brexit #Politics #History #NormanConquest #BritishMuseum
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These are ‘farmers’ who have held their land for 1000 years and never paid tax.
If this is who are getting the 20% Inheritance Tax then that's fine by me.
(Source: Professor Pollard)(from a post on FB by a friend)
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Norman Conquest Coin Hoard sells for £4.3 million https://www.medievalists.net/2024/10/norman-conquest-coin-hoard-sells-for-4-3-million/ #medieval #NormanConquest #Numismatics
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A mini lecture about a newly translated chronicle and what it says about the Norman Conquest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY106Khvn-c #NormanConquest
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The Alternative Histories of the Norman Conquest of England https://www.medievalists.net/2023/10/alternative-histories-norman-conquest-england/ #History #england #normanconquest
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Stephen Morillo's seminal article on the Battle of Hastings https://www.medievalists.net/2024/10/hastings-unusual-battle/ #BattleofHastings #NormanConquest #EnglishHistory
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And now #French purists feel threatened by #English:
“A Language Of Beautiful Impurity”, Wrong Side Of History (https://www.edwest.co.uk/p/a-language-of-beautiful-impurity).
On HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41771440
#History #Language #Linguistics #German #AngloSaxon #England #Purity #Creole #Medieval #NormanConquest
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⬆️ @Nochem
>> English annexation of Ireland in 1800 was actually the "Anschluss" as you pejoratively refer to it
Like I don't have any experience with #Britain invading other countries & assembling them as part of its Empire?
Why use 1800 as starting point instead of going back to the #NormanConquest?
Frame of reference is #TheTroubles because divisions between #SinnFein & #DUP are specifically within #NorthernIreland, not #RepublicOfIreland, but the flame of #UnitedIreland remains alive, no?
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This is amazing news!! Gunhild, also sister to Queen Edith of Wessex, held land in Somerset and features briefly in Unsung Women in Somerset.
#somerset #anglosaxon #unsungwomen #NormanConquest #medieval #history
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Today's poem:
William I - 1066
- by Eleanor Farjeonhttps://www.tumblr.com/ukdamo/735950451612188672/william-i-1066?source=share
#NormanConquest #WilliamI #saxons #curfew #humour #doggerel #poetry #EleanorFarjeon
